A cinematic adaptation of the Italian novel Scusa ma ti chiamo amore is published by the movie director.

Niki is a seventeen-year-old girl in her last year of high school who spends her free time with her trusted group of friends, the O.N.D.E.

Olly, Niki, and Erica spend their time with her in the hospital, singing and playing her songs and reviewing for la maturità, the final exam at the end of Italian high school.

He then rejects his new promotion and work and quits, buying a house on an island and leaving a note for Niki to join him there.

A sequel entitled Scusa ma ti voglio sposare was released in 2010, with the cast from the first film reprising their roles.